Wire-holding stand.



J. W. PETER.

WIRE HOLDING STAND.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 1914.

1,176,486. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

UNIT $3 JOHN W. PETER, OF FOSTORIA, OHIO.

, WIRE-HOLDING STAND.

Application filed April 6, 1914.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. PETER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fostoria, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Im proved ire-Holding Stand, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to store furniture, and more particularly to a rack or stand for holding rolls of wire.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a stand whereby a plurality of rolls of screen or other species of wire may be kept in such a position as to be unrolled to anv desired length withcut removal from the stand, for the purposes of dispensation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wire holding stand com rising a skeleton frame having secured on opposite sides thereof, a plurality of loops or rings arranged in pairs. one above the other, each pair helping to support the pair above it, said rings being open and having their lower ends over-turned to provide a bearing surface for the wire as it is unrolled.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described which will be simple, durable, efficient in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanvinodrawing in which like characters of reference indicate like parts in the fi ure, which represents a perspective view of the stand.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the stand is provided with a rectangular base 5 formed of angle iron at whose corners are provided ball-bearing casters 6, and erected on the base 5 is the skeleton frame 7, which is composed of four uprights formed of angle iron, and secured at their lower ends to the inside cornersof the base, said uprights being arranged in pairs A and B, the uprights of one pair converging toward the inclined uprights of the other pair and meeting with said uprights at their upper ends and secured, as at 8, the uprights being connected at their upper ends by cross piece 9. The uprights forming each pair, also converge somewhat to- Specification of Letters Patent.

, Fatented Mar. 21, 1916.

Serial No. 829,838.

wardthe upper end, but do not meet, being secured as stated before by the cross piece 9. Each pair of uprights is provided with crossed braces 10 for steadying them, and the opposite pairs are connected by lower cross pieces or braces 11, so that a very steady yet light skeleton frame is provided.

Secured to the outside faces of the opposite pairs of uprights or angle irons, are a plurality of metallic loops or rings 12, arranged'in pairs one above the other, the rings forming each pair helping to support the pair of rings above it, and which are in contactwith it, said pairs at their contacting points being riveted together, as at 13, and the rings are open, having their lower ends out-turned as at 14, to provide bearing surfaces for the wire as it is unrolled to prevent laceration of the wire during this process. A roll of wire netting is illustrated at 15, by which it may be seen that each pair of rings is adapted to sup port a roll of wire, and that in dispensing the roll, the end thereof may be grasped and pulled away from the stand over the outturned ends 14, and may be cut off at any suitable length. The rings are each riveted to one of the corner irons, as at 16, and the topmost pair of rings support another pair as shown, last said pair being riveted at two points as at 17 and 18 to the topmost adjacent pairs of rings. The lowermost pair of rings on each side of the frame is supported by curved brackets 19.

By the construction described, it is apparent that a very light yet strong stand is provided which may support a number of rolls of wire netting or other kindsof wire, and that the rolls are in convenient position for dispensation.

. Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 may desire to make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts thereof, as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

I claim A stand comprising a rectangular base supported on casters, a skeleton frame supported by said base, said frame comprising opposite pairs of corner irons. the irons of one pair converging toward the analogous irons of the opposite pair and being connected therewith at their upper ends, the irons of each pair converging toward each other at their upper ends, an upper cross piece secured to the corner irons at their upper ends, and adapted to brace the irons of each pair apart, crossed braces secured to each pair of corner irons, lower braces connecting the adjacent irons of the opposite pairs, a plurality of metallic rings secured on opposite sides of the frame and arranged in pairsone pair above another, each pair adapted to help support the pair immediately above it, brackets secured to said Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner lower ends out-turned, and a pair of rings 15 supported by and secured to the topmost opposite pairs.

1 JOHN w. PETER.

lVitnesses:

PERRY J. BIGHAM, JACOB F. FRUTH.

of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

